epistol
Old English
Alternative forms
- pistol, epistola
Etymology
From Latin epistola. Cognate with Old High German epistula, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍀𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌴 (aipistaulē).
Noun
epistol m or f
- a letter, epistle
Declension
Masculine:
Declension of epistol (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | epistol | epistolas |
accusative | epistol | epistolas |
genitive | epistoles | epistola |
dative | epistole | epistolum |
Feminine:
Declension of epistol (strong ō-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | epistol | epistola, epistole |
accusative | epistole | epistola, epistole |
genitive | epistole | epistola |
dative | epistole | epistolum |
References
- epistol in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
- epistol in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary